The 2010 Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, the fifth running of the regatta which is held at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Dorset, Great Britain, is the seventh and final event of the 2009-10 edition of the ISAF Sailing World Cup.

In 2009 the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta welcomed a record entry of over 600 sailors and the event is expected to go from strength to strength in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games.

Whilst Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta is a relatively new event, many people will remember the hugely successful and popular Weymouth Olympic Week which ran from 1972 until 1988. Based from Weymouth Beach there was sailing for all the Olympic sailing events. The present Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, however, is being run on a totally different scale from WPNSA.

Skandia have become a renowned supporter of sailing events in Great Britain. As well as being title sponsor for the Sail for Gold Regatta since its inception in 2006, they also sponsored Cowes Week for 14 years.

UK Sport is the other major contributor to the Regatta with money coming from UK National Lottery funding.

The Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta is held at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA), the venue for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Racing will take place on six different course areas both inside Portland Harbour and in Weymouth Bay. There will be racing for all the Olympic sailing events. Alongside will be racing for the Paralympic sailing events.

Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta

ISAF Sailing World Cup

The first ISAF Sailing World Cup launched at the end of 2008 bringing a new annual series of sailing to the international sports calendar. The second edition of the World Cup begins in Melbourne in December 2009. The World Cup is open to the sailing events chosen for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Competitions.